This is how to recognize ignorant Americans :)

This is how to recognize ignorant Americans :)

I was just updating my forum account, changing some minor information, when I got an error "Letters only please" on my Firstname field (which I didn't even touched)

The content is "Jürgen", which consists of just regular letters and no numbers, but some stupid programmer decided that something inside that text is "NOT A LETTER". Since we're dealing here with a highly sophisticated programmers company, may I just point out (since I'm also a programmer), that

a ) this is a wrong errormessage (maybe he meant "A-Z only"?)

b ) The thrown error is wrong (since an "ü" is a valid letter)

c ) that guy should really learn that the world is no more 7Bit ASCII; that the world and also Stardocks customers and users aren't Americans only

d ) and that there's no technical reason to block non-american characters.

e ) maybe you could donate him a book like "Regular Expressions for Dummies" so that he can enhance his checking algorythm

f ) and how was I able to enter that "non-letter" character earlier, and why did he added that stupid check later on?

Of course that problem is just a nuisance, but it's holiday season, I have spare time , and from a programmers POV this was just a lousy job done. Thus I really wonder if I should update my subscription, if those folks don't even get simple things like Umlauts sorted out... (ok, just joking!)

They definitely made some changes at some point. I was updating my account a while back and it wouldn't "take" either due to some similar error. My username was "Leo in WI" which was working fine right up til I changed it in the last couple weeks. Forget what else I was trying to change but it wouldn't stick due to the spaces in that former username I believe. Obviously no spaces in this current username, so I wouldn't run into that same problem again, but now I don't remember what I was originally trying to change

No, actually! There are ignorant and arrogant people from ALL nationalities, including your own [and if the cap fits]. However, to 'essentially' tar an 'entire' nation with the same brush because you have a grievance with just 'one'... well that's the pot calling the kettle black [and yes, the cap fits].

Jokes aside, not sure if Cyrillic, Kanji, Tajik (just a view crossing my mind) is/are supported.Writing the "Ü" is very simple just add an "e" to the "u" ue=ü.Everything else has been mentioned, i can't speak out as a US citizen but if i were i would be pissed aswell, anyway, no one here is ignorant, WinCustomize is mixed with diverse cultures from all around the globe.Try to be more forthcoming in the New Year and you will notice things are not so bad.

the lesson to be learned from this thread, as i found myself in the past, never complain/rage on the internet, as other will either not give a shit or get defensive and lash out on you. Poor and possibly offensive choice of words does not help much either.

Bottom line, most people dont like complainers and and will generally dismiss them. Nobody needs to have his/her shiny mood broken.

While people in these Forums enjoy helping others, they neither enjoy being abused, nor seeing an SD employee abused since it is obnoxious and completely unnecessary.

It did not go well for the OP because he was arrogant, antagonizing and abusive.

People can certainly complain, but should remember that they want someone to help them/change something. That person deserves to be treated civilly and how the requester would want to be treated in a parallel situation. He would have been considerably better served by an email to support or a politely phrased OP giving "Just the facts, Ma'am."

Perhaps you should find a book called, "Using Spell Check for Dummies."

If you're going to criticize someone for their ignorance of computer technology, it's probably a good idea to ensure you demonstrate your ability to competently use functions that are taught in computer classes for children.

Please learn how to read before you criticise. There is a single sentence which clearly starts with 'English' as a reference to the language being used so thefore the alphabet being spoken of is English.

If you want to be a smart arse at least have the decency to remove your head from there first

Orright, people, let's not get our knickers in a knot here. Whether natively English speaking/writing or not, courtesy and good manners do significantly help when dealing with others, who may or may not use English as their 1st language.

The point is, ignorance; arrogance; rudeness and being discourteous does not profit/benefit anyone of any race, colour or creed... and being this thread began with that, and is seemingly devolving into a shitfight to benefit noone, maybe the best thing is to close it,

Oh, and before I depart this thread, I thought I might share with everyone the response I got from a somewhat bigoted Aussie when I asked if he had ever been anywhere overseas: "Nah, fuck that, the place is full of bloody foreigners... and they don't speak Australian"

Note the "they don't speak Australian"? Funny, that! I've lived here for 45 years and the native tongue is English... with a few peculiarities native to the Antipodeans who see fit to use 'strine'. Anyway, some of the posts in this thread reminded me of his response, which was quite serious and intended to offend various persons present.

I take it back. Google translate eluded me. I still think you are ඉතා ලස්සන කෙනෙක්.

Damn, I was really excited to see what that translated to, and in which language I was being insulted. I was hoping for something really bad like "obnoxious trolling slore", or "Alex Jones fan" to come out of those pretty characters just for the artistic juxtaposition. Your reply did make me laugh though.

Accepting characters such as your umlaut would in itself be discriminatory/exclusionist unless ALL written characters were allowed and that includes Cyrillic, Arabic, Chinese, ad nauseum.

Well...technically, the umlaut is not a character...it's a diacritical mark..... just to be a little more of a pecker about this whole subject.

In all seriousness, there is one very good reason to keep people from being able to use umlauts (and other marks designed for similar purposes): It's to keep all of us stupid American's from abusing the hell out of them for aesthetic purposes. Would you rather see a bunch of usernames like "SüPerß®øDööd"? I've seen it happen before....it's a bad scene, man....

CursorFX is a utility which allows you to have much more flexibility in the cursors
you use to interact with Windows. CursorFX users can create and use cursors that
look and feel far superior to anything you've ever seen before! Best of all, it's
really easy to create your own super-charged cursors!

DesktopX is a program that lets users build their own desktops. It does this by
giving users access to desktop objects. These objects can come in all sizes and
shapes. They can have scripts attached to them, they can be combined together to
form mini applications or turned into an entire desktop.

Publisher:

Stardock Corporation

Developer:

Stardock Corporation

Stardock DeskScapes is a program that allows users to have animated wallpaper on
their Windows 8, Windows 7, XP or Vista desktop. It supports playing video as animated wallpaper,
dynamically generated content as animated wallpaper, and more.

IconPackager is a program that allows users to change nearly all of their Windows
icons at once by applying "packages" of icons. A package of icons contains
icons to replace most of the common icons on your Windows PC.

Icons

Icons for applications and folders.

LogonStudio is a free program that allows users to change their Windows 7, Vista
and XP logon screens. It comes with several logon screens to choose from, along
with thousands that are available online.

ObjectDock™ is a program that enables users to organize their shortcuts, programs
and running tasks into an attractive and fun animated Dock. By allowing users to
have more control over how they organize their desktop, users can take control of
their desktop icons and shortcuts to have them be available when where and how they
need them.

ObjectDock™ is a program that enables users to organize their shortcuts, programs
and running tasks into an attractive and fun animated Dock. By allowing users to
have more control over how they organize their desktop, users can take control of
their desktop icons and shortcuts to have them be available when where and how they
need them.

Show off your favorite desktop configuration by uploading a screenshot of your desktop!

SoundPackager brings customization of your auditory experience to Object Desktop!
Users can now choose from "sound packages" to enhance their Windows desktop
experience. Over 30 different system sounds are supported; unique new Stardock Design
sound packages are included with the package.

Microsoft Windows® 8 is shipped without the "Start" menu. Stardock heard the cries from Windows 8
users. We put the "Start" menu back in Windows 8. We accurately recreated the most used desktop
feature billions of users depend on every day and packed it with additional functionality.

Microsoft Windows® 8 is shipped without the "Start" menu. Stardock heard the cries from Windows 8
users. We put the "Start" menu back in Windows 8. We accurately recreated the most used desktop
feature billions of users depend on every day and packed it with additional functionality.

Theme Manager is a program that changes the look and feel of the entire Windows
environment. It works by talking to existing desktop enhancement programs and then
applying a MyColors or Suite file. In short, Theme Manager is a front-end to other
desktop enhancement programs to simplify the user experience.

WindowBlinds changes the look and feel of your Windows desktop by applying visual
styles to your entire Windows environment. When a visual style is applied, they
change nearly every elements of the Windows GUI such as title bars, push buttons,
the Start bar, menu and more.

View Gallery List

View a list of all of the different galleries available in WinCustomize, which you
can then browse individually.

Explore All

Explore all available galleries on WinCustomize.

Customize This Menu

This option is only available for subscribers of WinCustomize. If you are a subscriber
it will allow you to select which categories you would like to see in this menu
from a list of all galleries available on the site. This information will be stored
on your account for all your future visits.